Upstairs at Eric's

Upstairs at Eric's
Studio album by Yazoo
Released	23 August 1982
Recorded	1982
Genre	Synthpop
Length	42:31
Label	Mute - STUMM 7
Producer	E.C. Radcliffe, Yazoo
Professional reviews
Allmusic link Robert Christgau (B+) link Rolling Stone link
Yazoo chronology
Upstairs at Eric's (1982) You and Me Both (1983)

Upstairs at Eric's (1982) is Yazoo's first album produced by the band and E.C. Radcliffe with assistance from Daniel Miller. It reached # 2 in UK and # 92 in US. It was later released as an audio CD in October 25, 1990.

The album is an influential synth pop release which did much to establish the link between American-style R&B and European electronica, a marriage which defined much of the Top 40 throughout the 1980s. The album, named after the duo's living space in producer Eric Radcliffe's home during the recording, contains two classic singles: "Don't Go" and the ballad "Only You".

Track listing

LP: Mute / STUMM 7 (UK, 1982)

1. "Don't Go" (Vince Clarke) - 3:08
2. "Too Pieces" (Clarke) - 3:14
3. "Bad Connection" (Clarke) - 3:20
4. "I Before E Except After C" (Clarke) - 4:36
5. "Midnight" (Alison Moyet) - 4:22
6. "In My Room" (Clarke) - 3:52
7. "Only You" (Clarke) - 3:14
8. "Goodbye 70's" (Moyet) - 2:35
9. "Tuesday" (Clarke) - 3:22
10. "Winter Kills" (Moyet) - 4:06
11. "Bring Your Love Down (Didn't I)" (Moyet) - 4:40

LP: Sire / 9 23737-1 (US, 1982)

1. "Don't Go" (Vince Clarke) - 3:08
2. "Too Pieces" (Clarke) - 3:14
3. "Bad Connection" (Clarke) - 3:20
4. "I Before E Except After C" (Clarke) - 4:36
5. "Midnight" (Alison Moyet) - 4:22
6. "In My Room" (Clarke) - 3:52
7. "Only You" (Clarke) - 3:14
8. "Goodbye Seventies" (Moyet) - 2:35
9. "Situation" (Clarke/Moyet) - 2:35
10. "Winter Kills" (Moyet) - 4:06
11. "Bring Your Love Down (Didn't I)" (Moyet) - 4:40

CD: Mute / CD STUMM 7 (UK, 1986)

1. "Don't Go" (Vince Clarke) - 3:08
2. "Too Pieces" (Clarke) - 3:14
3. "Bad Connection" (Clarke) - 3:20
4. "Midnight" (Alison Moyet) - 4:22
5. "In My Room" (Clarke) - 3:52
6. "Only You" (Clarke) - 3:14
7. "Goodbye 70's" (Moyet) - 2:35
8. "Tuesday" (Clarke) - 3:22
9. "Winter Kills" (Moyet) - 4:06
10. "Bring Your Love Down (Didn't I)" (Moyet) - 4:40
11. "The Other Side Of Love" (12") (Clarke/Moyet) - 5:21
12. "Situation" (U.S. 12" Remixed By François Kevorkian) (Clarke/Moyet) - 5:46

CD: Sire / 9 23737-2 (US, 1987)

1. "Don't Go" (Vince Clarke) - 3:08
2. "Too Pieces" (Clarke) - 3:14
3. "Bad Connection" (Clarke) - 3:20
4. "I Before E Except After C" (Clarke) - 4:36
5. "Midnight" (Alison Moyet) - 4:22
6. "In My Room" (Clarke) - 3:52
7. "Only You" (Clarke) - 3:14
8. "Goodbye 70's" (Moyet) - 2:35
9. "Situation" (US remix) (Clarke/Moyet) - 5:46
10. "Winter Kills" (Moyet) - 4:06
11. "Bring Your Love Down (Didn't I)" (Moyet) - 4:40

CD: Intercord Tonträger / INT 846.803, Mute / CD STUMM 7 (DE, 1990)

1. "Don't Go" (Vince Clarke) - 3:07
2. "Too Pieces" (Clarke) - 3:11
3. "Bad Connection" (Clarke) - 3:18
4. "I Before E Expect After C" (Clarke) - 4:41
5. "Midnight" (Alison Moyet) - 4:19
6. "In My Room" (Clarke) - 3:49
7. "Only You" (Clarke) - 3:10
8. "Goodbye 70's" (Moyet) - 2:34
9. "Tuesday" (Clarke) - 3:18
10. "Winter Kills" (Moyet) - 4:02
11. "Bring Your Love Down (Didn't I)" (Moyet) - 4:40
12. "The Other Side Of Love" (12") (Clarke/Moyet) - 5:45
13. "Situation" (U.S. 12" Remixed By François Kevorkian) (Clarke/Moyet) - 5:19

When issued on compact disc in 1986, "I Before E Except After C", which is composed mostly of cut-up speech and is generally considered^[who?] not to fit in with the rest of the album, was dropped from the tracklisting. The track still appears on the U.S. version. However, none of the American releases include "Tuesday", which was unreleased in the USA until included on a "Best Of" package in 1999.

Single data

References

• Singles information

External links

• Alison Moyet's official website
• Alison Moyet Forums